Przesiedleńcy z Kresów Wschodnich II Rzeczypospolitej na Śląsku Opolskim 1945–2005.Aspekty demograficzne i społeczne (założenia badań empirycznych)
The displaced from the Former Eastern Lands of the Second Republic of Poland in Opole Silesia 1945–2005.The demographic and social aspects(assumptions

Summary/Abstract: From 1946, in Opole Silesia, there formed different types of demographic-national and social structures, functioning in varied spatial systems and depending on the national and regional descent of the inhabitants. In 1950, the displaced made 23,8% of the inhabitants of the Province, the native population constituted 54,1%, and the group of immigrants – 20,3% of the whole population. As a result of complicated historical processes there formed the society of Opole Silesia, characterized by a varied socio-demographic structure, identity, different historical experience, aspirations, attitudes and views. Inasmuch as the research on the native population of Silesia makes a strong point in the workshop of the scientific environment of researchers who deal with Opole Silesia, there is still a kind of blank spot as regards demographic and sociological research on the displaced population. The individual character and changeability of the socio-demographic structures of the displaced population express themselves in the differences in the natural flow of the population, in the size and the structure of families, the level of educating and education, migration processes, family relationships, living and work conditions. The shaping of the intergroup relations between the Silesians, the displaced and the settlers ran is a specific way as well. The article describes the assumed realization of a project which will make an attempt at making a many-sided and detailed analysis and evaluation of the role that the displaced population played in the socio-demographic and economic structure in Opole Silesia. The main motive behind undertaking the research on the proposed project is to recognize the role played by this community in the socio-demographic development of Opole Silesia, with particular inclusion of formation of social bonds in a local environment and inter-group relations, the shaping of which is – in the fundamental dimension – dependent on the national and regional origins.

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